Lewis Hamilton said it felt unreal to become Formula One champion for a fourth time following a dramatic Mexican Grand Prix in which he collided with rival Sebastian Vettel on the opening lap.

Lewis Hamilton insists it is beyond belief that he finds himself closing in on a fourth world title after his victory at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton has etched his name into Formula One folklore after equalling Michael Schumacher's all-time record by securing pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Vickie Maye joins Clodagh Shorten of Samui during Paris Fashion Week to experience a whirlwind 24 hours in the life of a fashion buyer.

It’s a tale for telling the grandchildren gathered around the fire and it is most certainly a day that the Kelly family will remember for years to come.

The search is on in Cork for a 49-year-old tortoise named ’Schumacher’.

A Dutchman who was arrested in a luxury Dublin apartment during a Garda operation targeting the Kinahan organised crime gang has been refused bail on bogus passport charges.

Lewis Hamilton will be in it to win it this weekend as Mexico makes its return to the Formula One calendar after a 23-year absence.

Great athletes are a curious breed. For those who don’t know them in many circumstances, they appear single-minded, aloof and even obnoxious.

Jules Bianchi’s father is becoming “less optimistic” of the former Marussia Formula One driver recovering from life-threatening injuries.

The first race is on Sunday, so you'd better hurry up and choose a driver.

Nothing moves faster than a Ferrari, right?

Michael Schumacher’s world changed for ever on December 29, 2013.

Lewis Hamilton soaked up the feeling of becoming a two-time Formula One world champion and declared it to be "the greatest day of my life".

Lewis Hamilton made British Formula One history as he won the United States Grand Prix for the second time in three years and took another significant stride towards this season’s title.

Lewis Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix for the second time in three years and took another significant stride towards this season’s title tonight.

A doctor who treated Michael Schumacher for nearly six months after his skiing accident says the Formula One star is no longer in a coma, and predicted a possible recovery within three years.

Michael Schumacher will now be buoyed by the familiar surroundings of his home in Switzerland as he continues to rebuild his life.

Michael Schumacher is to continue his road to recovery from severe head injuries following a skiing accident in December from his home in Switzerland.

Michael Schumacher has left hospital to continue his recovery at home but the former Formula One champion faces "a long and difficult road ahead" after his skiing accident last year.

Michael Schumacher is to continue his road to recovery from severe head injuries following a skiing accident in December from his home in Switzerland.

Alejandro Agag, the man leading the world’s first all-electric car racing series, laughingly describes himself as an ‘old petrolhead’ who likes a bit of noise.

The wife of Michael Schumacher is confident time will prove to be a great healer as her seven-times Formula One world champion husband continues his fight for health.

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Stolen medical documents purported to be those of seven-times Formula One champion Michael Schumacher are being offered for sale to some media, according to his management team.

Medical records purported to be those of Michael Schumacher have been offered for sale and officials are investigating the theft, his agent said, one week after the seven-times Formula One champion came out of a coma.

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is to continue his rehabilitation in Switzerland having emerged from a coma after almost six months.

Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma and has left the hospital in Grenoble, France, where he had been receiving treatment after suffering a head injury in a skiing accident last year.

Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma and has left the hospital in Grenoble where he had been receiving treatment after being involved in a skiing accident last year.

Michael Schumacher has “moments of consciousness and awakening“, his spokeswoman said, in a sign of progress months after the Formula One legend suffered devastating brain injuries in a ski accident.

Michael Schumacher is showing “small, encouraging signs” that he may wake from his coma, more than two months after a ski crash left the Formula One champion with severe head injuries.

Michael Schumacher’s family have been told “only a miracle” can save the Formula One legend, according to reports.

Growing up on a farm in West Cork is about as far away as you can get from the highly-pressurised environment of a pit lane on a Formula One race day. But for 32-year-old Michael Manning, trackside control engineer with the Infiniti Red Bull racing team, it proved the ideal grounding for a life less ordinary

Ex-Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is “still in the wake up phase” and his medical situation is unchanged more than two months after his skiing accident, his agent says.

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher’s ski accident in the French Alps was not due to safety breaches by the ski station or faulty material, French investigators said.

Authorities have ruled out any criminal wrongdoing over Formula One star Michael Schumacher’s ski accident, a French prosecutor leading the investigation has said.

Michael Schumacher is being slowly brought out of his induced coma, his manager has said.

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher remains in a stable condition after his Dec 29 skiing accident, his spokeswoman said, after a wave of speculative reports that he may never recover.